Now, lodge FIR in any police station online
Haridwar, September 17
Now, all police stations in Haridwar district have gone online. Complaints registered and other information can be obtained at a click of a mouse.

23 Bhutan officials display skills at rescue training event
Mussoorie, September 17
Twentythree officials from the police and the power corporation department of Bhutan demonstrated their skills on the final day of a 10-day search and rescue training programme held at the Himalayan Adventure Training Centre at Kempty near here today.

Demand for full-time appointment of nullah staff
Dehradun, September 17
Members of Nagar Nigam Swachata Samiti today demonstrated in the premises of Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) in pursuance of their demand for appointment of nullah employees throughout the year. President of the samiti Madan Valmiki said:''Around 50 nullah employees had been hired by the DMC in the month of June to clean the clogged drains of the city.These employees are thus retained for six to eight months.''

State BJP celebrates Modi’s birthday
Dehradun, September 17
Uttarakhand BJP today celebrated the 64th birthday of Narendra Modi, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate for the forthcoming parliamentary elections.

Dehradun, September 17
The All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, will benefit not only the state but the entire country and will soon be counted among the best hospitals in the nation.

This was stated by Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna at a programme held for the first batch of BS (honours) in nursing at the newly inaugurated AIIMS, Rishikesh, today.

Bahuguna said the students of the first batch would have to work hard to live up to the reputation of AIIMS. He said all efforts would be made by the state government to bring AIIMS in the state to an international level.

Bahuguna said medical field was a sacred profession. “One requires patience to serve people. I am hopeful that the students of this college, after completing the course, will serve rural and economically weak population of the country. There are challenges in every phase of life. These problems can be faced with self-confidence. I am sure that the religious atmosphere of Rishikesh and studious atmosphere of AIIMS will jointly produce able doctors and nurses,” he said.

On the natural disaster that struck the state in June, Bahuguna said the people of the state ignored their miseries and helped stranded people from other states. Nearly 1.18 lakh people were rescued. “A lot of work has been done towards rehabilitation and relief and a lot more is still to be done. Efforts are on to get tourism back on track. The situation is getting normalised now,” said Bahuguna.

Speaking on the occasion, Director, AIIMS, Prof Rajkumar said: "In the first batch of BSc nursing (honours), 60 students have been given admission. This is a four-year programme in which six months of internship is an important aspect."

The students have been selected on the basis of merit in All- India Entrance Examination. At present, the college has a lecture theatre, a nursing skills lab and a nursing information science lab.

The college building is under construction and will be completed soon. The college will soon introduce more courses like MSc nursing, super-speciality nursing, nursing fellowship, PhD (nursing) and advanced nurse practitioner’s course.

Last year, 50 students were given admission in the MBBS course. However, this year the number has risen to 100.

OPD services have also been started and the hospital will also start functioning soon. Work has also been undertaken on a meta-analytical system to research transmittable and non-transmittable diseases in the state.

Dr Inderjeet Walia, former principal, National Institute of Nursing Education, PGIMER, Chandigarh, shared his vision regarding the nursing profession.

Dr Suresh Sharma, Professor and Principal, AIIMS, Rishikesh nursing college, welcomed the gathering and briefed them about the future programmes.

The welcome ceremony concluded with a vote of thanks by Prof (Dr) Latika Mohan, Dean, AIIMS, Rishikesh.

Dehradun, September 17
Sacked policemen who tried to stage a protest at the Secretariat were arrested by the police in Dehradun today.

The agitated sacked policemen who have been staging a dharna at the old Raipur bus stand for quite some time tried to stage a protest march to the Secretariat. However, the police prevented them from proceeding further from Lansdowne Chowk, which also resulted in a minor scuffle.

The sacked policemen also resorted to large-scale sloganeering against the state government. They alleged that only some of the policemen who had applied from two districts simultaneously for recruitment had been sacked while a large number still continued to be in the force.

They also asserted that the Chief Minister had assured them to look to their reinstatement but no response had come so far from him.

Haridwar, September 17
Haridwar and Dehradun civic bodies will be applying for the Rockefeller Foundation social project, which will select 100 cities worldwide providing them technical expertise and resources needed by the respective cities.

As part of its philanthropic mission, Rockefeller Foundation has earmarked a 100-million-dollar commitment to build urban civic structure in 100 cities of the world.

Officials of the municipal corporations of Haridwar and Dehradun said that in this regard they had filed the requisite format and if the cities get selected, then they will get the aid for strengthening the infrastructure for natural, climatic or man-made disaster.

Under this a chief resilience officer will be selected in the city concerned who will oversee the development of a resilience strategy and plan tools and resources for implementation.

Haridwar, September 17
Now, all police stations in Haridwar district have gone online. Complaints registered and other information can be obtained at a click of a mouse.

DIG, Garhwal Range, Amit Sinha inaugurated the CCTANS Go-Live at Jwalapur police station here today.

Sinha said now FIRs could be lodged online at all 13 police stations of the district. Senior police officers would monitor the system regularly.

The DIG said it was a major leap in making the police meet the technological demands of the present times. ‘Mitra Police’ would also be made ‘e-police’.

SSP, Haridwar, Rajeev Swarup said the general daily diary penned in all police stations would also be made online.

This would bring more transparency in police working and higher officials could easily monitor the work and complaints of every police station.

Soon, nearby districts of the state would also be connected via Go-Live.

Mussoorie, September 17
Twentythree officials from the police and the power corporation department of Bhutan demonstrated their skills on the final day of a 10-day search and rescue training programme held at the Himalayan Adventure Training Centre at Kempty near here today.

The participants, through a mock drill, displayed the technique of saving victims from disaster zones.

They showed skills in climbing, grappling, casualty transportation and ways to use locally available equipment like peek bag, two-hand sack, four-hand sack etc.

The participants displayed tricks to carry the injured to a safe destination using wooden rods, handmade stretchers and blankets.

The participants were from 23 districts of Bhutan with Sancha Raj Suba as their team in charge. On the occasion, Tej Kumar Gurung and Sonam Dhendup were felicitated by senior journalist Bijendar Pundir for excelling in the training programme.

Pundir, commending the efforts of the participants, said similar exchange programmes should be organised with Bhutan in the near future.

He said this training should also be imparted to villagers of the state, so that they could assist in any disaster-like situation.

DIG, ITBP, SP Chamoli (retd), director of the institute, said this training was necessary considering the geographical terrain of Bhutan.

Dehradun, September 17
Members of Nagar Nigam Swachata Samiti today demonstrated in the premises of Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) in pursuance of their demand for appointment of nullah employees throughout the year. President of the samiti Madan Valmiki said:''Around 50 nullah employees had been hired by the DMC in the month of June to clean the clogged drains of the city.These employees are thus retained for six to eight months.''

This year their term was retained for just three months, which is not fair. We demand that they should be hired for the whole year.'' He said since such seasonal sanitation workers could not be hired for more than three months at a stretch as per the rule, they must be given the intermittent break of a few days after every three months,''he further added. ''Each of the employees is given Rs 250 on a daily basis for the work. After the end of their term, they struggle to get work outside. As the DMC has severe shortage of sanitation workers, the corporation can hire these workers full time for the entire year and engage them for various activities related to sanitation,'' he said.

Senior Health Officer RK Singh assured them that their matter would be placed in the ensuing DMC board meeting for approval. However, Valmiki said the association would also give a memorandum to Mukhya Nagar Adhikari on this issue.

Around 50 nullah employees had been hired by the DMC in the month of June to clean the clogged drains of the city.These employees are thus retained for six to eight months

—Madan Valmiki, samiti president

Dehradun, September 17
Uttarakhand BJP today celebrated the 64th birthday of Narendra Modi, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate for the forthcoming parliamentary elections.

BJP workers observed the day as Sankalp Divas. At a function held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand Opposition leader Ajay Bhatt and state BJP president Teerath Singh Rawat asserted that a strong undercurrent was in favour of BJP in the country and a large population of the country wanted to see Narendra Modi as prime minister of the country.

Another speaker, Lt Gen OP Kaushik (retd), said Narendra Modi was the sole politician in the country that kept the ability to take the nation forward during these turbulent times.

Meanwhile, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank also congratulated Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday. According to Nishank, Modi inquired about the relief and rehabilitation efforts following natural disaster in Uttarakhand.

Senior BJP leaders Harbans Kapoor, Narendra Swaroop Mittal, Naresh Bansal and other BJP leaders were present on the occasion.

Dehradun, September 17
Youth Welfare and Sports Minister Dinesh Agarwal today performed a 'bhoomi pujan' at the Parade Ground here for the construction of a sports complex.

In his brief address, Dinesh Agarwal said the state government was committed to promoting sports in the state. He said all efforts were being undertaken to get the best of infrastructure facilities for sportspersons of the state.

He said over Rs 4 crore had been sanctioned for its construction. An athletics track, four tennis courts, two basketball courts, two volleyball tracks and a jogging track would be constructed at the Parade Ground.

The minister said the Peyjal Nigam has been asked to ensure that the project was completed within six months.

Dehradun MLA Rajkumar said he was hopeful that the sports complex would help promote sports activities in Dehradun.

Uttarakhand Sports Secretary Ajay Kumar Pradhyut, president of the Volleyball Federation of India Avadhesh Chowdhary, Vinod Vachchani, Vijendra Rana, Guru Charan Singh, Ajay Kainthora, Kumar Thapa, Neenu Sehgal and Hari Prasad Bhatt were present on the occasion.

Dehradun, September 17
Students of Lucent International School, who won medals in the sports and cultural programmes held at different places in the state in last couple of months and made school and the state proud, were awarded during the special ceremony organised by the school at Shivaji Dharamshala here yesterday.

The students of the school who won the inter-district marshal art championship held at Saharanpur recently, were also awarded. Abhishek Kumjar Jha, Mahfooz, Gaurav, Ashutosh, Hari Om, Manav and Sonu participated in Marshal Art’s championship. The school students also contributed in winning the gold medal in the 6th inter-state marshal art championship for Uttarakhand.

The students of school who remained on the first position in Folk dance competition, organised by CBSI Sahodaya recently, were also rewarded. Sakshi, Komal, Sulekha, Shreya and Sudhanshu were among the few who got the award for their folk dance performances.

The young shooters who performed well in the state shooting championship were also given medals for their performances. Aman Kumar, Rishu Raj, Abhishek Jha, Satyam, Rupak and Rahul were the part of the state shooting team.

The chairman of the School, Bhupesh Kumar and principal of the school, P K Shrivastav, gave the medals to the talented school students.

Dehradun, September 17
Uttarakhand Vishwakarma Kamgaar Samiti celebrated Vishwakarma puja in Dehradun today. Special Vishwakarma worship was organised at Chandernagar, where workers also worshipped tools.

The samiti members also prayed for divine help towards re-construction of rain-devastated Uttarakhand.

Praveen Sharma, Ajay Kumar, Balwant and Shivraj were prominent present on the occasion.

Dehradun, September 17
Shiksha acharyas today continued with their protest at old Raipur bus-stand, Dehradun.

The aggrieved teachers alleged that the government through its Government Order (GO) in 2010 adjusted 1,107 shiksha acharyas on the basis of seniority in the vacant posts but the left out 1,745 shiksha acharyas, who are still to be absorbed.

Dehraun, September 17
Seven Oak School defeated Indian Public School 3-0 in the ongoing 15th Shashi Memorial Under-19 Boys Inter-School Football Tournament played at Gorkha Military School here today.

Shubhankar Pun scored two goals for the Seven Oak School team.

In the second match, Gorkha Military School defeated DAV Public School 2-0.

Ashish Sahi scored both goals in the match.

The DAV Public School team made many moves but failed to convert them into goals.